LAX ghost town a home to memories and rare butterflies

The remains of what was once one of Los Angeles' most coveted neighborhoods can be seen behind a fence topped with barbed wire.Weeds...

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Population growth is threat to other species, poll respondents say

Nearly two-thirds of American voters believe that human population growth is driving other animal species to extinction and...

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L.A. County courts plan will hurt poor tenants, advocates say

Low-income tenants fighting eviction will be disproportionately harmed by a Los Angeles County Superior Court plan to cut costs...

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Insurers not covering behavioral therapies for autism, California says

Insurers have been skirting their obligation under recently enacted state law to provide costly behavioral therapies for autism,...

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Coast Guard suspends search for missing sailboat south of San Francisco

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Healthcare overhaul may threaten California's safety net

Millions of uninsured Californians will gain medical coverage under the national healthcare overhaul beginning in January, but...

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For L.A. County's child protective services agency, change's slow

For years, the top director of Los Angeles County's child protective services agency sat in an office hidden behind an unmarked,...

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Digital billboard company issues $100-million threat against L.A.

An outdoor advertising company fighting to preserve dozens of digital billboards across Los Angeles warned this week that it...

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Councilman's preferred successor holds edge in Westside district

When Los Angeles City Councilman Bill Rosendahl decided in October to retire and focus on battling cancer, he anointed Mike...

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Brown may forge alliance with GOP governors on health plan

SACRAMENTO — When Gov. Jerry Brown meets with the nation's other governors this weekend in Washington, D.C., he will find common...

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Greuel accuses Garcetti and Perry of lying about her record

The Los Angeles mayor's race took a sharp negative turn Wednesday as City Controller Wendy Greuel accused rivals Eric Garcetti...

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Massive mixed-use project in Hollywood clears a hurdle

A proposal for two skyscrapers that would flank the Capitol Records tower in Hollywood gained the approval of the city's planning...

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State opens new prison psychiatric ward

Inmates await treatment at the new mental health unit at the California Medical Facility in Vacaville, Calif. The $24-million treatment...

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Tensions rise between Feuer and Trutanich in city attorney's race

Ahead in fundraising and awash in endorsements, former lawmaker Mike Feuer's campaign for Los Angeles city attorney is filling...

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Candidates for South L.A. council seat weigh in on sales-tax hike

Five of the seven candidates seeking to represent a major portion of South Los Angeles on the City Council said Saturday they...

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Parks official who OKd illegal vacation buyouts will pay fine

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Former Bell official says he voted for pay raise out of fear

One of the former Bell city leaders accused of plundering the town's treasury by taking oversized salaries testified Thursday...

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Federal appeals court weighs overturning Barry Bonds' conviction

SAN FRANCISCO —A federal appeals court wrestled Wednesday with whether to overturn slugger Barry Bonds' felony conviction for...

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